Coin slide attachment



Nov. 17, 1942. R. a. wlGGlNs C OIN SLIDE ATTACHMENT Filed March v, 1941 *2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 17, 1942. R. B. wlGGlNs 2,302,649

COIN SLIDE ATTACHMENT Filed March 7, 1941 2 sheets-sheet- 2A l m l l I Patented Nov. 17, 1942 COIN SLIDE ATTACHMENT Richard B. Wiggins, OakiPark, Ill., assignor of one-half to Arthur R. Haas, Waukegan, Ill., and one-half to John W. Meyers, Walworth,

Wis.

Application March 7, 1941, Serial No. 382,154

10 Claims.

plication Another object is the provision of an attachment including an operating handle for cooperation with a reciprocable slide member for the purpose of facilitating the operation of the slide member and increasing its usefulness as a result of the increased load which the slide member can operate.

Another object is the provision of an attachment for use with coin slides and including a bracket member adapted for attachment to the same cabinet as the coin slide and having an operating handle and a lever which may be easily associated with the slide member of said coin slide for operation of the latter without altering the coin slide in any manner.

A further object is the provision of an attachment of the class described in which there is'provided an auxiliary operating handle having operative connection WithV the slide member andv adapted by virtue of its construction and disposi-.- tion to obviate injury to the hand When the coin siide-'is operated under certain conditions.

A still further object is the provision of an operating handle attachment for use with coin slides which is especially constructed to make the operation of the slide member extremely easy and convenient.

Still another object is the provision of an operating attachment for use with coin slides which includes a reciprocable link which is connected tothe reciprocable slide member of said coin slide-interiorly of the cabinet and has an operating lever disposed exteriorly of the cabinet, the

. usual slide handle being removed.

Still another object is the provision in an auxiliary coin slide attachment of the type last above described in which there is additionally provided aresilient connection between the operating arm and. the slide member to prevent fraudulently forcing the latter, and in which there is further provided a hood` for the exposed or externally mounted portions of the slide member to cover thealtered or unused portions of thesame.

i) s' un) Other objects.andnovelaspects ofthe invention reside in the particular construction and operation of the parts of thel mechanism hereinafter to be described in View of the drawings, in Which:

Fig. i is a top plan view of the auxiliary operating arm type of attachment;

Fig. 2' is a side elevation of the device ofFig; 1 asviewed aiong lines 2-2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device of Fig. 1;

Fig. liis a fragmentary vertical section through thev device of Fig. 1, viewed from a side opposite tov that of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through the operating handle and lever mechanism taken along line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective View of a modified form of auxiliary operating attachment;

Fig. '7 is a side elevation of the auxiliary -operating attachment of Fig. 6; while Fig. 8 is a perspective of a modified form of the device of Fig. 2.

The attachment of the present invention, while it isfnct restricted to any specific application in i the art of coin handling mechanisms and the like, is nevertheless particularly suited for cooperation with a type of coin slide set forth in Unitedk States Letters Patent 2,082,037 to Tratsch and Grunig.

A coin slide of the foregoing character is seen in top pian -vievv in Fig. 1 and includes a frame having a mounting plate I0 adapted for attachment to the Wall of a cabinet or the like, and a horizontally extending sleeve portion II Which normally projects exteriorly of the cabinet and in which is slidably mounted a reciprocable slide member I2 having a coin depositing pocket I3 into which a proper coin may be placed preliminary to sliding the slide member I 2 inwardly (toward the rieht l and moving the coin beneath certain selecting dogs I4 normally locking the siide member against full stroke movement but permitting the slide to move to the'limit of its stroke provided a proper coin is in the pocket I3 to release or actuate the detent or dog mechanism it, whereupon the coin continues its movement past a magnet I5 and into a Well I 6 Where it rests upon a pan Il (Fig. 2) to be subsequently dis.- charged (in a horizontal direction over the righthand edge of the pan) by operation of an auxiliary siide I8 which is moved by the main slide I2 each time the latter makes a full stroke. Operative connection between the'. auxiliary slide I8 and main slide l2 is effected through a vertical pin y i 9 which rides ina slot `2il-in the mainslide;

upper end of the lever 30.

vwell I5, and in Fig. 4 the lower or depending extremity 22 of the finger is seen to be close to the polar extremities I5 of the magnet, there being a slight space between the under side of the magnet and the upper surface of the slide I2 such that should there be a magnetic coin element in the pocket I3 when the slide is moved inwardly' past the detent or dog means, the magnet I5 will attract the magnetic coin-element and raise the same partly out of the pocket so that the edge of the coin will bear against the extremity 22 of the iinger 2`I and jam the slide against further operative movement.

The auxiliary operating attachment includes, i Vas viewed in Fig. 2 particularly, a bracket 23 of any desired shape and preferably having a pair of legs 24 and 25 each with laterally7 oiiset arm portions 24 and 25 and provided with mounting .holes 2B for attachment to the outside of a cabinet wall 21 by means such as the screws 28. It will be observed in Fig. 2 that the leg 25 is somewhat shorter than the leg 24, the purpose of this being to permit the mounting of the bracket over the mounting plate I0 of the slide, so that `the same bolt 28 may be used for attaching both the auxiliary device and the slide to the cabinet. Y Pivotally mounted as at 2S on the bracket 23 Ais a lever 33, and as seen in Fig. 4, this lever is connected to an auxiliary slide rod 3| by means of, a short link 32 pivotally connected as at 33 at one oi its extremities to an end oi the slide rod 3|, and as at 34 at its opposite extremity to the Thus, oscillation of the lever 3@ will move the slide rod 3| which is Amounted in the mounting plate I3 for reciprocable movement, the slide rod 3| extending through a suitable opening in the mounting plate II) I(Figs. l and 2) interiorly of the cabinet alongside 4connecting pin 39 from the handle member 36, the connecting pin 39 projecting through a slot 40 disposed diagonally across the lever arm 30 on the opposite side of the bracket, and the pin 39 being provided with a washer or head formation 4I. When the handle 36-3I is moved to the right in Fig. 2 or to the left in Fig. 4, it will f be apparent that the pin means 39 riding in the arcuate slot 33 will drive the lever 33 in a corresponding direction and hence effect a reciprocation of the rod 3| through the link 32.

Ordinarily the reciprocation of the slide I2 under proper conditions would be effected by manipulation of a handle formed by an offset end portion 64 of the slide as in the case of the slide of Figs. 6 and 7. However, when the present embodiment of the attachment is used with this type of slide, the handle portion is cut off or omitted, and it is therefore desirable to cover the exposed outer end portions of the slide appearing through the open portions of the sleeve II, and to this end there is provided a boot or cover sleeve 42 having a sleeve portion which fits entirely over the exposed parts of the slide I2 and guide sleeve or frame portion II, the outermost end portion 43 of the boot or cap being closed and the opposite end portion 44 fitting flush against the mounting plate II). The upper surface 45 of this boot or cap is inclined upwardly from the end 43 toward the mounting plate and is further provided with a coin deposit opening 46 which registers with the opening I3 in the slide so that a coin may be conveniently placed on the top surface 45 of the sleeve and slid into the opening 46 for movement into the coin deposit opening I3 in the slide in the usual manner. The boot or cap is secured in position by means such as the screws 4l on the under side of the same and threaded into the frame structure I I (Fig. 3) and the screws 4i (Figs. l or 4) threaded into the end portion 44 through the back of the mounting plate II). This arrangement not only improves the appearance of the structure, but facilitates the deposit of coins and, most important, obviates fraudulent tampering with the exposed portions of the mechanism.`

Another important feature is the fact that the 'depth of the coin well or opening 46 makes it possible to stack a number of coins in the well for repeated operation of the slide.

Gperative connection between the operating slide rod 3| and the slide I2 is effected on the inner side of the mounting plate IU by a yieldable ror resilient connection which includes a bolt 50 having a headed extremity 5| and extending through a sleeve bracket 52 attached to the slide as at 53 for movement with the same and extending parallel to the slide into an axial bore or hole 54 in the inner end of the operating slide rod 3| (Figs. 1 and 2). The inner end portion 55 or the rod 3| is slidably mounted in a iixed sleeve bracket 56 attached conveniently to the frame, and between the fixed sleeve bracket 56 and the moving bracket 52 there is disposed a compression spring 5l embracing the bolt 50 and provided with Washer means 58 at its opposite ends in such manner as to urge the bracket portion 52 and hence the slide I2 toward the right (Fig. l) when the spring is compressed by the operating slide rod 3|.

The inner end portion of the operating rod 3| is slotted as at 59 to receive the opposite end portions of a pin (Fig. 2) which extends laterally through the bolt 5I) and serves as a movable connection between the operating slide rod 3| and the bolt 50 such that when the handle 31 is moved in opposite directions to move the operating slide rod 3|, the pin means 60 will bear against the opposite end of the slot 59 and move the slide bolt 5I] accordingly (Figs. l' and 2), movement of the slide rod 3| toward the left being effective to retract the slide I2 to dispose the several coin deposit openings I3 and 46 in register. When the handle and hence the rod 3| are moved in the opposite direction, the inner end portion 55 of the operating rod will bear against the spring 5l and urge the slide toward the right to carry the deposited coin toward the well It. Should any coin be stopped by the selecting dogs or means I4, so as to arrest the inward movement of the slide, or should there be a magnetic coin element attracted by the magnet I5 against the depending iinger 2| and also arresting the slide, the resilient connection 50 52-51 between the slide member I2 and operating slide rod 3| will prevent fraudulent operation of the device by forcing the handle, since the spring means 51 willtake up the shock or yield altogether should the applied. force exceed a predetermined degree. Not only does this arrange- 'ment prevent forcing the slide by application of unusual force thereto, but it also nullilles the effect of another form of fraudulent manipulation, namely, the rapid and repeated reciprocation of the slide (and in this instance, rapidv oscillation of the handle means), whereby the dogs I4 and/or the` stopping linger 2! may be bent and rendered useless to lock the slide.

In the modified form of the attachment shown in Figs. 6 and '7, the bracket struc ture 23 is identical to that shown in Fig. 4, with the exception that since the device is intended for use as an auxiliary attachment for the type of coin chute mentioned, for example, in the aforesaid patent, the` lever 36 is provided with a lateral offset or arm -62 having a bifurcation or open slot 63 into which the handle portion 64 of the slide l2 is fitted so that direct operative connection is established ybetween the lever 3W and the slid-e, and there is no intermediate connecting means like the rod 3l and resilient means 5i, etc., as in the device of Fig. 1,

In the embodiment of Fig. 6, the operating handle member 36', instead of beinga casting, such as shown in Figs. Zand 3, in a stamping and the handle portion 3i is formed by `turning back an integral offset part of the blank. Obviously the handle structure 362-35 may be the same as` the structure 3de-3l of Fig. 2.

In the modification of Fig. 8, the construction is substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 2 with the exception that the lever arm 35a is connected by means of a link lil, pivoted thereto as at T, With the pin means 39 from the operating handle, the lever arm Sila being provided with an edgewise arcuate slot 'i2 to accommodate the pin 39 on. the forward stroke of the handle. This arrangement has proved especially suitable Where the load on the coin slide is considerable.

In its operation the modified auxiliary attachment of Fig. 6 is substantially the same as that heretofore described, that is yto say, manipulation of the handle member 3l37 Will eiTect a reciprocation of the slide i2 by oscillation of the lever 36', and assuming a proper coin to have been deposited in the slide, the same will be moved inwardly to operate the controlled instrumentality.

It may be observed that one of the important uses of the invention resides in the fact that as a result of the increased mechanical advantage or leverage, a much heavier load can be placed upon the slide, and as a result the slide is easier to operate and its range of usefulness is also increased.

For purposes of illustration, specific details and forms of construction have been set forth herein in describing a preferred embodiment of the invention and since various changes and rearrangements may be effected in the particularly described structure Without departing from the spirit of the invention, it is to be understood that the appended claims include Within their call all equivalent constructions'and arrangements and all equivalent modifications in form, location or function of the specifically described device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. In combination, a coin slide having a recipro.- cable slide member with coin-released detent meansnormally dlatching-tlieslide-'againstmove- 75 ment, and means for operating the slide including a bracket constructed for attachment to means mounting the slide, a handle member pivoted-on said bracket, a reciprocable rod operatively connected to said slide member, a lever means pivotally mounted on said bracket, a link pivotally connected at one end to said reciprocable rod and at its opposite end to said lever means, and means operatively connecting the lever means with said handle for reciprocation by the latter, and yieldable means disposed at the connection between said slide member and said reciprocable rod and permitting movement of the latter and said handle means when said slide member is locked as aforesaid when more than a predetermined force is applied to the handle means and further effecting movement of the slide member when said detent means` is released and when the reciprocable rod is urged against said yieldable means upon operation of the handle.

2. In combination, a coin slide having a reciprocable slide member and coin-released detent means normally locking the same against movement, a cabinet, said coin slide including a mounting member adapted for attachment to said cabinet, and an operating attachment including a bracket mounted on said cabinet, a pivoted handle member mounted on said bracket, a reciprocable link movable through said mounting member, a connecting rod pivotally connected to said link exteriorly of said cabinet, lever means connecting one end portion of the connecting rod with said handle for reciprocation by the latter, said reciprocable link having an opposite end portion operatively connected with said slide member for reciprocation of the latter by manipulation of said handle When said detent means is released.

3. In an attachment for a coin slide mounted on a housing and having a reciprocable slide member accessible eXteriorly of the housing and coinreleased detent means normally locking the same against movement and shielded Within the housing, said coin slide including a mounting member by means of which the same is attached to said housing, the provision of an operating attachment including a bracket mounted exteriorly on said housing, a pivoted handle member mounted on said bracket, a reciprocable rod movable through said mounting member, a link pivotally connecte-d to said rod exteriorly of said housing, lever means connecting one end portion of the link with said handle for reciprocation by the latter, said reciprocable rod having an inner end portion disposed within said housing, and yieldable means operatively connecting the inner end portion of said rod to said slide for reciprocation of said slide member by manipulation of said handle when said detent means is released, said yieldable means permitting movement` of the handle when more than a determined force is applied to the same and said slide member is locked by the detent means.

i. In an attachment of the class described for use on a coin-operated machine including a cabiy net and a coin handling device including a frame member attached to said cabinet and having a reciprocable slide member mounted in said frame and coin-released mechanism disposed Within said cabinet and normally locking said slide against operative movement,` the combination of means for operating said slide and comprising: a slide operating attachment including a bracket mounted on said cabinet exteriorly of the same, a handle member pivoted on said bracket, an elongated operating rod; mounted for reciproorly of the cabinet, a link pivotally connected to `said opposite end portion of said rod, and lever means connecting said link means with said handle member for reciprocation by the latter.

5. The combination with a coin handling device including a frame member attached to acabinet and having a reciprccable slide member mounted in said frame with a part accessible -Vexteriorly of the cabinet and parts disposed interiorly thereof and coin-released mechanism disposed within said cabinet and normally locking said slide member against operative movement, the provision of lever means for operating said slide member in the form of an attachment including a bracket constructed for mounting on said cabinet exteriorly of the same adjacent saidlv accessible part of the slide member, a handle member pivoted on said bracket, an elongated operating arm mounted for reciprocable movement on said frame parallel to said slide member and having an end portion disposed interiorly of the cabinet, yieldable means connecting the interiorly disposed end of the arm with said slide member, the oppositeend portion disposed eX- teriorly of the cabinet and lever and link means connecting the exteriorly disposed end with said handle member for reciprocation by the latter, said yieldable means being eiIective to permit manipulation of said handle member by application of more than a predetermined force thereto to prevent fraudulent operation of or injury to the slide member when the latter is locked against movement.

6. In an attachment for a coin control including a cabinet and a coin slide including a frame member attached to said cabinet and having a reciprocable slide member with portions disposed for manipulation exteriorly of the cabinet and other portions disposed interiorly thereof, and coin-released detent means arranged interiorly of the cabinet and normally locking said slide member against movement, the combination of operating means for said slide member and including -a bracket mounted exteriorly of said cabinet adjacent the exposed portions of said coin slide and having a movable handle member mounted thereon, an elongated slide rod mounted lon said frame for reciprocation therein parallel to said slide member and having an outer end portion, link means pivotally connected to said outer end portion aforesaid, lever means connecting said link means with said handle for movement by the latter, the opposite and inner end of the elongated rod being provided with an axial slotted bore, a bolt member provided with a pin extending at one end into the slotted bore With the pin engaging the slot, the opposite end of the bolt beingl connected with the slide member, whereby said bolt member may be reciprocated by movement of said elongated slide rod predetermined distances in opposite directions, movable sleeve means attached to said slide member and siidably embracing said bolt member, xed sleeve means attached to said frame and slidably embracing said elongated slide rod, and spring means arranged on said bolt member between said fixed sleeve means, said spring means being operable to effect movement of said slide member by said elongated slide rod when said detent means is released and being further operable to permit manipulation of said handle and associated mechanism when more than a predetermined force is applied thereto and the coin slide is locked as aforesaid.

'7. In an attachment bar, a coin slide including a frame structure adapted for mounting on a cabinet or the like and having a reciprocable slide member mounted therein with portions accessible for manipulation exteriorly of the cabinet and including a coin-receiving pocket, and other portions disposed interiorly of the cabinet, and coin-released detent means arranged on the frame structure interiorly of the cabinet and normally locking said slide against movement, said attachment comprising, in combination, a cover member iitted over the exteriorly disposed portions of the slide member and frame and having a coin deposit opening through which said coin pocket in the slide member is accessible, an operating means including a bracket constructed for attachment exteriorly of said cabinet adjacent the frame structure, a movable handle element mounted on said bracket, an operating slide rod mounted for reciprocation on said frame structure alongside said slide member and having an outer portion disposed exteriorly of the cabinet and lever means having a swingable endportion disposed adjacent said outer portion, link means operatively connecting said outer portion with said swingable end portion, means on said lever means and engageable with said handle element for reciprocation by movement of the latter, and means at the opposite and inner end of said operating arm connecting the latter with said slide member, whereby said slide member may be reciprocated by movement of said handle element.

8. In a coin control device including a housing, a coin slide including a frame structure mounted on said housing and having a reciprocable slide member mounted therein with portions accessible for manipulation exteriorly of the housing and including a coin-receiving pocket, and other portions disposed interiorly of the housing, and coin-released detent means arranged on the frame structure interiorly of the housing and normally locking said slide member against movement, a cover member fitted over exteriorly disposed portions of the slide member and frame structure and having a coin deposit opening through which said coin pocket in the slide is accessible, the provision of operating means for said coin control and including, in combination, a bracket attached exteriorly of said cabinet adjacent said frame structure7 a movable handle element mounted on said bracket, an operating slide rod mounted for reciprocation on said frame structure alongside said slide member and having an outer portion disposed exteriorly of the cabinet, a pivoted link attached to said outer portion, and lever means operatively linking said pivoted link with said handle element for reciprocation by movement of the latter, said operating slide having an inner portion disposed interiorly of the cabinet, means on said slide member in alignment with said inner end portion, together with means including a spring member operatively linking the inner end portion of said operating slide rod with said means on said slide member, said spring member being interposed between said operating slide rod and said means on said slide member.

9. In an attachment for a coin control in the form of a coin slide including a frame structure mounted on a cabinet and having a reciprocable slide member mounted therein with portions accessible for manipulation exteriorly of the cabinet and including a coin-receiving pocket, and other portions disposed interiorly of the cabinet, and coin-released detent means arranged on the frame structure interiorly of the cabinet and normally locking said slide against movement, together with auxiliary means including a cover member fitted over exteriorly disposed portions of the slide member and frame structure and having a coin deposit opening through which said coin pocket in the slide is accessible, said attachment including, in combination, an operating means including a bracket attached exteriorly of said cabinet; adjacent said frame structure, a movable handle element mounted on said bracket, an operating slide rod mounted for reciprocation on said frame structure alongside said slide member and having an outer portion disposed exteriorly of the cabinet, a link attached to the outer portion of said slide rod, a lever means operatively linking said link with said handle element for reciprocation by movement of the latter, means operatively linking the opposite or inner end portion of said operating slide rod with said slide member, said means comprising a movable sleeve member carried by said slide member, the axial inner end of said operating arm being provided with a bore, a bolt member having an inner end .portion slidably mounted in said bore, means forming a pin and slot connection between said inner end portion of the bolt member and said operating slide rod, an outer end portion on 'said bolt member, a headed portion on said outer end portion adapted to abut said movable `sleeve member on the slide member when said .bolt member is moved toward said operating slide rod and a spring member mounted on said bolt member and interposed between the end regiony of said operating slide rod and the movable' sleeve member.

10. An operating attachment for use with coin slides of the type having a support adapted to be mounted on a cabinet and to guide a reciprocable slide member together with coin-released detent means normally latching the slide member against movement, said attachment including, in combination, a bracket constructed to be mounted with said coin slide on the cabinet, a handle member pivotally mounted on one side of said bracket, a lever arm pivotally mounted at one particular end on an opposite side of said bracket at a point remote from the pivotal mounting of said handle, pin means extending from said handle through a slot formation in the bracket and into'a slot formation disposed between the ends of said lever arm such that pivotal movement of the handle will effect similar movement of said lever arm, an operating rod slidably supported for reciprocation by said coin slide support, a link member pivotally connecting one end portion of said operating rod with the end portion of said lever arm opposite said particular end thereof such that oscillation of said handle will effect reciprocation of said operating rod, the opposite end of the operating rod being provided with an axial bore, a movable bracket member attached to said slide member, a bolt member slidably engaged in said movable bracket member and extending into said axial bore, spring means on said bolt member between said movable bracket and the bore end of said operating rod, means on said bolt member opposite said inner end thereof for limiting the relative movement of the same with respect to said movable bracket member, and pin means on said inner end of the bolt member movable in an axially extending slot in said bore portion of the operating rod.

RICHARD B. WIGGINS. 

